Heh. Here's something interesting from shaolin.com --
Description of the Temples
There were 5 main temples at the height of the Shaolin order, though all 5 temples were rarely active at the same time. (See MAP)
Henan: This is "the" Shaolin temple seen in Chinese kung fu movies, and the one portrayed in the ABC-TV "Kung Fu" series of the 1970s. The physical premises, located in Loyang, a small mountain town southwest of Beijing, have been restored by the Chinese government in the mid 1970s (the temple was destroyed as a result of the Boxer Rebellion of 1901, but probably not until the late 1920s), and subsequently become a
tourist/martial arts Mecca.
Most of the resident "monks" seen today are actors, similar to the people you would meet in Colonial Williamsburg and other historical sites. During most of its history, Henan Temple was the seat of the most senior monks in the Shaolin Order.
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I saw another site that referred to the monks as "defending their brand." When a martial art from an alleged religious order becomes a "brand," you know you're dealing with a commodity, not a precious tradition.
